Telegram-herald., 1887-12-18


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ssgiigencs Of parents aad The ale noars
permitted y such immature jewellers TIE
fashion - al ussy sRe sssseiess oas. sas
there Is no liksiihood Of lfs spreading oat-
slas The circle whoss brains srs IA its
8resehes. Ass mild diversion OF tns tat
tsnor Of polite hfs 4 may be allowed 70
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{ sp~skan< Of Tssns Tapsss. do yoa know Il
Is tns brightest and best writteu weekly
paper IN America, ft Is strange that the
0aly weekly that approaches Il saoald oe
printed away over In Friseo-and this re-
fsrs 70 Frank PiIley' ArgoAast. OF course.
Mr.. Msnns fosen Topics . an exclusively
original journal, treating Of society matters
in It's own vsy-shich way. BY the way. is
. peculiarly s~ucy and spicy way. he pays
hIs ssiitor, Alfred frumball. . munificent
salary 10 edit the paper. and with ali rs
sslacioasnsss IL is conducted IN such dig
niaed way that society in New York 10 IN
sbsoluts tsrror of L. l asked my old friend
Mann how many nshss day be averaged.
''Ohl" hs replied in his cool and cc1rtly
manner, ''ws never hsar Of anything like
tights about our office" AL ths same while
browsing about the Office found as2-czhbre
repeating rife within easy reach of the pro-
prietor's dssk. and in the desk OF each of
the writers was bulldog revolver. to say
nothing Of the loaded canes and sticks that
we're scattered everywhers about the bus
mess Offices and editorial rooms
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Most Of my readers who are thestre-goer $
will remember Frank Lane. the heroic
young actor, who has been seen here often.
lie Is called the tank actor" in New York.
Not by any means, because Frank is = tank
himself but because, in the new melodra-
matte play which has been running at
Harry. Miners theatre. he leaps into tank OF
really and truly water and rescues drown
ing woman This new play IS "A Dark
Secret. and il IS simply realism run wild.
For two whole acts the magnificent stage
Of the handsome Peoples theatre is nearly
5000 cubic feet Of water from three 10 eight
feet deep. Over this water glide little
steam tugs, row boat, skiffs and sculls in .
racing scene showing regatta at Henley on
ths Themes. George Hosmsr. the famous
ozrsman, rows in race against the villain
and. of course. defeats him amidst the
vociferous plaudits of the audience. "a
Dark Secret will bs seen in Chicago later
on.
II used to be an easy matter to buy. and
perhaps to read all the New York dailies
each day three or four years ago. To my
sorrow l attempted this thing two or three
times last week. The Sun. World and Star
are all issuing evening papers in addition
to their regular morning editions, and woe
be unto the man who simply attempts to
look over the headlines OF the different
dailies. One Of the most popular of the
younger newspaper men of New York, is
George T. Foster. whose home is still.
practically, in Grand Rapids. He is just
now writing leaders for the New York
Star. he is thorough journals. but
being q young gentleman of wealth and
cultivated tastes takes life easily and enjoys
himself John J. Enright ex-County Clerk
at Detroit. and prominent young Demo-
cratic politician is doing special work on
she same paper. He lives oger in Jersey
with his handsome wife and pretty little
ones and is awaiting his opportunity. lie
may be postmaster at Washington Jet.
7 + I
Do you know "Bnd?' He Is very popular
In Grand Rapids. but few Of his friends in
the West know that he Is equally populai
in Gotham. Here he is known as G. w
Chsuncey, Secretary of the o-Wash-ts
Nong Club. Secretary of the lodge OF Elkl
and general good fellow. In New York
the Seventh regiment he is known a:
"Bud" and We must call him Bud
hereafter. All the young bald
heads down Broadway rushed ou
70 shake bud" by the hand and greet him
cordially. Mr. Chaunccy's father and bis
grandfather before him were both Commo-
dores in the Navy. and our well-known
townsman was once a blood Of New
York, with IN income Of SIS. 600 year
He 10 ss genial aud happy a. in the day
when everything went" with him and bis
set.
Among the Elks who shed their antler'
and travelled eastward lately was Pete
Rush. an sx-scfor. now . city politician II
Detroit. He enjoyed the scene OF hi
triumphs with the elder Booth hugely. ans
would have been content to die but TOR th'
prsseuce Of one Giles Blabbins. Of Canes
fanesville, Ind. This Blsbbins is a cousir
Of J. P. Andrews. Of Detroit. now connectec
with the New YORK Life Insurance. Society
He iss very wealthy man and took an in
tense interest in Peter snd insisted that th
after should drink he6frsnmilch with hin
every time they met. Peters spscis
befe aoir Is Rhine wins and ss Bis6bins Is I
powerful and persistent fellow Rush suffer
ed whenever he was about. John StirlinI
finally took pity on Peter and rushed bin
over 20 Brooklyn and then Gagged Bisbbins
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